Golf bag stand



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GOLF BAG STAND Filed Dec. 15, 1948 Patented Aug. 21, A1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GOLF BAG STAND Leslie D. Oberlies, Sr., Indianapolis, Ind.

Application December 15, 1948, Serial No. 65,303

1 claim. 1

This invention relates to a supporting device for use with golf bags and the like.

The chief object of this invention is to provide a golf bag supporting device so constructed as to hold the bag and the clubs within it in an upright position thereby providing free access to the clubs.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a supporting device which will eliminate the necessity of having the golfer bend over to pick up the bag following each shot, this generally occurring anywhere from 200 to 250 times in eighteen holes.

It is a stillrfurther object of the present invention to provide an economical and simple supporting device Which is also light in weight.

The principal feature of the present invention resides in the provision of a base structure mountable upon the golf bag adjacent its upper end, the base structure pivotally supporting two independent leg members which are guided by guide means formed' therewithin to their extended, use position.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanying drawings and the following description and claim:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the invention supporting a golf bag in an upright position.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section view taken on the lines 2-2 of Fig. 3 in the direction of the arrows showing one of the leg members in its extended and also in its collapsed position.

` Fig. 3 is a front elevation view of the invention.

Fig. 4 is a transverse section view thereof taken on the lines 4--4 of Fig. 3 in the direction of the arrows.

In the drawings Ill showsthe golf baggenerally with its shoulder strap II, handle I2, and golf ball pocket I3. Secured interiorly of the golf bag and extending vertically thereof in abutting engagement With one of its walls I4 is the supporting plate i5. The base structure or casing I6 which houses the parts of the invention is secured by the nuts and bolts I'I to said supporting plate I5. This base structure which is substantially triangular in cross section with its rear and side walls vertically disposed, has spaced ports I8 formed in its upper rounded end Wall to receive and accommodate therethrough the screws I9 to which are secured respectively the supporting leg members 20, they being independent of each other and capable of swivelling movement about the screws I9.

In the bottom wall 2| of the casing, which is disposed substantially at right angles to the rear wall, there are formed the outwardly diverging slots 22 through which said legs respectively extend. These slots serve to guide the legs from a` normally collapsed position to an extended golf bag supporting position. (See Fig. 3.)

In order to hold the legs in a normally collapsed position substantially parallel to the golf bag and to each other, there are provided the tension springs 23, one end 24 of which is secured intermediate the ends of each of said legs 2U and the other end 25 of which is secured to said supporting plate I5.

When a golfer desires to place his golf bag to one side preparatory to selecting a club and making a shot, it is necessary only for him to finger press the legs outwardly to their extended di- Verging position within the slots whereupon a tripod type arrangement Will be accomplished for supporting the bag in an upright position, the bag serving as one leg. It is preferable to use springs of such limited tension that the legs 20 can be moved outwardly to their extended position with little or no effort.

Once the golfer has completed his shot and is ready to approach the point where his ball has come to rest, he can pick the golf bag up by its handle I2 or shoulder strap II, whereupon the springs 23 will cause said legs to converge within their guideways to their normally collapsed position.

While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been described in the drawings and. foregoing description, the same is to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive in character.

The invention claimed is:

In combination with a golf bag, a supportingdevice therefor comprising a supporting plate adapted to be mounted within the upper portion of the bag contiguous to the inner wall thereof, a housing suitably secured to said plate and being positioned exteriorly of said wall adjacent the upper open end of said bag, said housing being substantially triangular in cross section and having substantially vertically disposed rear and side wall portions, top and front portions angularly disposed relative to said rear wall portion and a bottom portion disposed substantially at right angles to said rear wall portion wherein said bottom portion has a pair of outwardly diverging slots formed therethrough, a pair of golf bag supporting legs swivelly mounted at their upper ends to the top portion of said housing, said legs extending through said rslots respecfor normally retaining said legs in a collapsed 5 position substantially parallel to each other and to said rear wall, whereby said legs may be manually moved outwardly along the path defined by said slots against the tension of said resilient means to a divergingly disposed position rela- 10 4 REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the ille of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,410,989 Borthwick Mar. 28, 1922 1,746,408 Stroesser et al. Feb. 11, 1930 1,865,689 Hansen et al July 5, 1932 1,978,230 Schutes e Oct. 23, 1934 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 105,469 Australia Oct. 27, 1938 

